It is said that the rear facing is safer in sudden deceleration. However, no carrier or country Air Authority has mandated it. So it must be a marginal benefit. I guess that they have looked at prangs in, say, a ten year span and seen how many pax might have benefitted from rear facing in sudden deceleration.
One must conclude - not many.
Last edited by PAXboy; 16th February 2013 at 10:14.
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